1972 Donegall Street bombing

The 1972 Donegall Street bombing occurred at 11:58 AM on 20 March 1972 when the Provisional IRA launched a car bombing in the city center of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The bombing targeted shoppers, office workers, and young students in the crowded square, and the IRA tricked the Royal Ulster Constabulary by claiming that the bomb was located on another street; the police evacuated civilians to the site of the bombing. 7 people were killed and 148 injured in one of the first IRA car bombings of The Troubles.